[pct-l] Closures because of bear activity

[dude@coruscant.net (The Dude)]

AsABat - you are correct.  I don't think any bears have actually tried to get my food.  The Stealth may have worked by keeping them away entirely.  However, I dont always hang the food.  I usually sleep with it, but hung this time because the wife was uncomfortable sleeping with the food.

Either way, no bears.


> Bill Jeffrey <wjj2001@yahoo.com> RE: RE: [pct-l] Closures because of bear activity pct-l@backcountry.netDate: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 09:56:18 -0700 (PDT)
>
>> I would certainly fight any fine for using the
>> counter-balance method successfully.  How can it be
>> improper food storage when it works?
>
>Dude, have you had bears TRY to get your
>counterbalanced food, or did stealth camping "work" by
>keeping them away? The proof of counterbalancing is
>when the bear actually tries to reach the string,
>break the branch, and kamikaze dive from above, and
>the food remains untouched. Counterbalancing ALWAYS
>worked for me, too, UNTIL the bear did the above. Yes,
>it was a good, text-book counterbalance, but the bear
>must've read a newer version of the text-book. 
>
>I also found counterbalancing doesn't work at 12,000
>feet. <grin>
>
>Hike your own hike, but I still say counterbalancers
>have just been lucky - so far.
>
>AsABat
>
>
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